Frank Leo Creegan Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Sergeant Kosierowski, Sergeant Creegan and Sergeant Peek of the 385th Bomb Group load a camera into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse; ‘Keystone Press.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 15 Nov 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘292891.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'FLYING FORTRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS. Without adequate photography, the fighting of this was by the Air Forces would be almost impossible. This is the story of how one Photo Unit on a Flying Fortress Station does its job of recording intelligence the bombing operations carried out by that station's heavy aircraft. The unit commanded by Lt Raymond Fordyce, of 3320, NW Fifth Ave, Miami, Florida, 26 year old former star athlete at Tampa University in Florida, includes aerial photographers who accompany the Forts on every mission and ground crewmen. US Pool/ SG/ Hel. Keystone. Photo shows: They load huge K-17 Aerial cameras in the ship shortly before take-off. Left to right: Sgt Kosierowski, Sgt Creegan and Sgt Peek.'
Roger Freeman Collection
Removed association to 42-31370. This image was published 15 November 1943, and as per aircraft biography 42-31370 was delivered to the 385th Bomb Group on 24 November 1943, at least 9 days after this image was taken.
Involved in a mid-air collision with another B-17 from the same group on return from operations to airfields in GB on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17 42-31370 and crashed on Reedham Marshes, Norfolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Henryetta, OK | 13 April 1922 | Son of Frank Leo Sr and Ellen J. [Devine] Creegan. |
Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks, MO, USA | 13 July 1942 | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
Died |
Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk, UK | 21 February 1944 | Mid-air collision, Killed in Action (KIA) |
Buried |
El Reno Cemetery El Reno, Canadian County, OK | El Reno Cemetery El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma |
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 533, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia